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Eveleigh Maintenance Centre

Reliability Engineer of the Endeavour & Xplorer diesel train fleets.

Sydney Steel Mill

Member of the Crane Maintenance Crew working on the Statutory Inspections, Maintenance and Reliability of the plant’s cranes.

Liverpool, Sydney

Following quality issues and resulting audits a large punchlist of urgent rectification work was developed. I was brought in on a short term contract to assist with the project management and facilitation of the completion of these rectification tasks. I enjoyed the new challenges of the fresh food industry.

Sydney, Australia

Planning and participating in the installation, repair, and maintenance of client’s production machinery.

Yenorra

I am 1 of a team of 3 tasked with taking over the maintenance and repairs of the site's cranes from a longstanding contractor. This role includes scheduled inspections, servicing, fault finding, breakdown repairs, sourcing of spares, liaising with operations:- all done in a safe manner. The Crane Maintenance Team has established a robust set of procedures that has improved the safety and reliability of the cranes, saved Alcoa money and meets all statutory requirements.

Yenorra

I was tasked with identifying and mitigating reliability risks across site. High frequency/low impact risks right through the spectrum to low frequency/high impact risks;- site wide. In addition I was also assigned specific problems that needed investigation & addressing. Accomplishment examples:-- Crucible Heaters. There was a frequent failure on the crucible burner hoists that was causing downtime every 2 or 3 days and leading to wire rope failures. I gained an understanding of the problem, redesigned and altered the operation of the limit switches, thereby eliminating the breakdowns at very low expense.- Rolling mill rolls were corroding, causing an unnecessary cost (waste). I found that reversing the wrapping paper solved the problem. Cost zero–benefit–large.- Rotary Furnace. RF3 had been suffering 42 breakdown hours per week when I was asked to improve its reliability. Using engineering intuition, RCA, Pareto analysis, sound trades practices and leadership I bought the furnace to 97% reliable - using my leadership & management skills, my own practical skills and the skills of contractor tradesmen.

Yenorra

I managed the repairs and maintenance of all the cranes on site by crane maintenance contractors.I successfully improved the safety, reliability and costs associated with the cranes; however I found this job unsatisfying. The role was too large to allow me to become involved in the practical & technical problems on the cranes and I was reporting to 12 different managers. The role was too clerical within the Alcoa Business Systems for me to feel properly utilised. I explained my feelings to the operations manager who assigned me to the reliability strategist role.

Yenorra, Sheet And Coil

This largely 2nd hand production line was being installed when I started with Alcoa. I was initially a part of the construction management team and then looked after the mechanical commissioning. After commissioning the line I continued as Equipment Manager; taking the line from initially being very unreliable to being amongst the most reliable lines on site.

Botany

David Power had just employed me in a condition monitoring role at a major client of theirs. Unfortunately they lost the contract so I spent some time working on the tools as a mechanical tradesman in their workshop and onsite.I knew David Power because I had frequently used their tradesmen as labour while I was Engineering Manager at Tapex.

Kingsgrove

Tapex is a manufacturer of extruded plastic products. I was employed Engineering Manager; responsible the maintenance and engineering across 2 Sydney Factories.Achievements:I was tasked with the implementation of a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS). I shortlisted and trialed several products then implemented MEX. I wrote an access importable spreadsheet that massively accelerated the detailed populating of the equipment register.Factory relocation: I was tasked with the planning and scheduling of a factory relocation from 3 properties in Botany and Waterloo to a larger property in Kingsgrove. My responsibilities in this project included:-a) The leadership of the Tapex tradesmen and contractors in the relocation of the production machinery.b) The design and project management of the installation of the:- cooling water systems, electrical reticulation systems (original 2000A supply + a 2nd 2000A supply), compressed air system, PP bead handling system and steam supply system.c) CAD drawing of all the production machinery & the factory layout, followed by project management of the relocation, installation and recommissioning of the production equipment.The factory relocation was achieved with no injuries, on budget and without customer impact.Factory Takeover: I was responsible for the technical and practical issues with relation to the takeover of a competitor’s factory and the installation and commissioning of selected machines into the Kingsgrove plant.

North Ryde

Employed as an Assistant Contract Manager, I was initially involved in a 250t/h boiler project in Vietnam.In Feb 1997 I was given my own project to manage; a turnkey expansion to an existing Philippine distillery plant involving a new50 t/h biogas fuelled boiler, a 4.3MW backpressure turbine generator and the auxiliary equipment.The reason that this job ends after my next commences is that I was permitted to keep my logon and keys so I could come in after work and finalise the project I had been responsible for.

Many And Various

I have never been unemployed. Before settling down I was fortunate enough to spend a long time gaining a wide range of experiences working as a rigger, ski patroller, jackaroo, industrial insulation installer, scaffolder, commercial fisherman, labourer, sailor and others as I travelled widely in Australia, North America, United Kingdom and Asia. I’ve worked in many industries, including, heavy engineering, mining, agriculture, construction, shipbuilding, demolition and manufacturing.I greatly value these experiences and the broad insight gained trough them.Further details and references for these jobs are available if needed.

England, Eastbourne

Development of an in-line splice in an Aaramid reinforced fiber optic/conductor cable used by the US Navy for remote controlled submarines.This work involved:-The design and manufacture of a mechanical splice rig to aid the complex splicing operation.The development of a suitable resin socketing technique to take the high loads of the test samples.

Coleambally

I grew up on the family farm (Irrigation, dry cropping and sheep). Whenever I was home I was expected to contribute to all farm activities. My spare time was spent in the farm workshop.When workload allowed I also worked for neighbouring farms.

Queensland & Northern Territory

Sheepwork, Cattlework, Horsework, Fencing, Windmill repairs, Fencing, Mechanical work, Machinery operation

Associate Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction (Dux)

Activities and Societies: TAFE Coordinator for Young Engineers, Institution of Engineers Australia.This is the 2 year full time course. I.

Diploma, Electrical Engineering, Credit

This is the 2 year full time course. I did it part time.

Diploma Of Project Management Bsb511413

Certificate Iv In Training And Assessment Tae40110

Certificate Iv, Competitive Manufacturing

Certificate, Rigging, A Grade Pass

Certificate, Scaffolding, A Grade Pass